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Bible Verses About Rest
Find Bible verses about rest — curated from 31,000+ verses with emotional and contextual scoring. What Scripture actually says.
What does the Bible say about rest?
The Bible addresses rest with deep compassion and clarity. From the Psalms to the words of Jesus, Scripture meets you in this exact feeling and offers comfort, strength, and direction. Here are the most powerful verses — each chosen because they speak directly to what you're going through.
Most Powerful Verses
Matthew 11:28
“"Come to me, all you who labor and are heavily burdened, and I will give you rest.”
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Exodus 33:14
“He said, "My presence will go with you, and I will give you rest."”
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Revelation 14:13
“I heard the voice from heaven saying, "Write, 'Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord from now on.'" "Yes," says the Spirit, "that they may rest from their labors; for their works follow with them."”
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Isaiah 30:15
“For thus said the Lord Yahweh, the Holy One of Israel, "You will be saved in returning and rest. Your strength will be in quietness and in confidence." You refused,”
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Psalms 55:6
“I said, "Oh that I had wings like a dove! Then I would fly away, and be at rest.”
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Mark 6:31
“He said to them, "You come apart into a deserted place, and rest awhile." For there were many coming and going, and they had no leisure so much as to eat.”
1 Kings 8:56
“"Blessed be Yahweh, who has given rest to his people Israel, according to all that he promised. There has not failed one word of all his good promise, which he promised by Moses his servant.”
Exodus 23:12
“"Six days you shall do your work, and on the seventh day you shall rest, that your ox and your donkey may have rest, and the son of your handmaid, and the alien may be refreshed.”
Hebrews 4:9
“There remains therefore a Sabbath rest for the people of God.”
Psalms 37:7
“Rest in Yahweh, and wait patiently for him. Don't fret because of him who prospers in his way, because of the man who makes wicked plots happen.”
Ruth 1:9
“Yahweh grant you that you may find rest, each of you in the house of her husband." Then she kissed them, and they lifted up their voice, and wept.”
Daniel 12:13
“But go you your way until the end; for you shall rest, and shall stand in your lot, at the end of the days.”
Leviticus 23:3
“"'Six days shall work be done: but on the seventh day is a Sabbath of solemn rest, a holy convocation; you shall do no kind of work. It is a Sabbath to Yahweh in all your dwellings.”
Leviticus 25:4
“but in the seventh year there shall be a Sabbath of solemn rest for the land, a Sabbath to Yahweh. You shall not sow your field or prune your vineyard.”
1 Kings 5:4
“But now Yahweh my God has given me rest on every side. There is neither adversary, nor evil occurrence.”
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